Stake-holder.



No. 782,256. PATBNTED FEB. 14, 1905.

C. LEWIS & A. J. BOSTWIGK.

STAKE HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY s, 1904.

3 S 'IS-SHEET 1. f- HEB No. 782,256. PATENTED PEB. 14, 1905. C. LEWIS & A. J. BOSTWICK.

STAKE HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 2, 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No. 782,256. PATENTBD FEB. 14, 1905. G. LEWIS & A. J. BOSTWICK.

STAKB HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY z, 1904.

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CUTLER LEWIS AND ARTHUR J. BOSTlVlCK, OF liAU CLAIRE, 'ISCONSIN.

STAKE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,256, dated February 14, 1905,

Application filed May 2, 1904. Serial No. 205,95G

Beit known that we, (U'iLnn Lnwis and An- 'ruUR J. Bos'r\\ICI{,of ICauClaire,in the county of Eau Claire, State of \\'isconsin. have invented certain new and useful improvements in Stake-Holders. of which the following isa specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a stake-holder which will rigidly support a stake when in use, but permit its ready remov-al when the load is discharged without danger to the life or limb of the workmen.

A further object is to provide a holder from which a stake can be quickly and easily removed without the necessity of cutting it off above the socket, an operation that is frequently resorted to when the load bears heavily upon the stake.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the Vfollowing detailed description.

The invention consists generally in a box or socket having an opening' in its side wall of su flicient size to allow the discharge of a stake laterally therefrom and means for tem` porarily locking the stake in said box.

Further, the invention consists in means for pivoting the stake in the box to prevent its complete discharge therefrom.

Further, the invention consists in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying' drawings, Vforming part of this specilication, Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a logging-car, showing' our invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing the manner of mounting the stake-holder on the bunk. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing' the stake-holder in its unlocked position. Fig. 'si is a plain view, partially in section, showing the construction of the box. Fig. 5 is a detail side view showing the stake locked in the holder. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the mechanism for locking the stake in the holder. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are details of a modified construction.

In the drawings, Q represents the frame whereon the bunks 3 are transversely arranged and upon which the logs are placed. These bunks are braced in the'usual manner by straps i and are similar to those in general use on logging-cars. Ou each end of the bunks, at one side thereof, we arrange a stakeholder or socket consisting of a box 5, preferably of sheet-metal of suitable gag'e to 55 withstand the strain of the load and provided with a plate t3, that extends over the top of the bunk and is secured thereto by bolts T. '.lhe plate extends down upon the side of the bunk,

and bolts 8 are provided which aid in secur- 60 ing the device rig'idly and prevent any possibility of its twisting out of place while in use. The box is substantially rectangular in crosssection and is open on the side toward the end of the bunk and the outside of the car to 65 light chain 11 and passes through holes in the 70 walls thereof and through the stake 9 within a bushing l2, and this pin forms a pivot on which the stake turns and swings down to a vertical position below the bunk when the load is discharged. the logs are unloaded down over the bank of a stream, and unless some means were provided for securing' the stakes they might be carried down with the logs into the river and lost. ner described all danger of losing' the stakes is avoided, and they can readily be swung' back into the holder when the load has been discharged from the car.

13 is a strap pivoted to an eye M on the S5 wall of the box and adapted to extend across the open side of the box and close the same against accidental discharge of the stake. A latch l5 is pivotally connected to the strap 13 and provided ou one side with a recess i6 to 90 receive a boss iT on the outer wall of the box. A strap 18 is secured to the box-wall at one end and at the other end is bolted to the bunk and holds the outer portion of the box lirmly in place. termcdiate to its ends on said strap and has a beveled upper end adapted to swing past said latch and prevent its accidental disengagement from the boss 1T. The greater portion of the lever is below its pivot, and conselOO lt sometimes happens that 75 Bypivotiugthem, however, in the man- 8O A lever 1) is pivoted at a point in- 95 quently the lever will normally assume a vertical position and lock he latch in engagement with the boss, and as the lever swings freely on its pivot any shaking or jarring' of the load will not cause the release ot' the latch, and it will be impossible for the stake to become separated from the box or holder until the latch is released.

The logs are loaded on the car in the usual manner, and the stakes swung' up into the box or holder and secured. Upon reaching the point where it is desired to discharge the load the workmen will attach a chain to a ring 20 in the lower end of the lever 19 and pass the chain through a loop and back to the same side of the load or carry it across the load to the other side and by drawing thereon swing the lever on its pivot until it clears the latch and allows it to drop away from the boss. Thereupon the pressure of the logs will swing the stake out of the box or holder and allow the logs to roll oil' the load. Vith this device all danger of injury tothe workmen by being' caught in the path of the logs as they roll from the load will be entirely avoided, as the operator can stand at a considerable distance from the stakein releasing the locking device, and as the stake swings outwardly and drops into a position entirely out of the path of the logs there will never be any occasion for cutting ofi' a stake above the holder, which frequently happens where holders of the ordinary kind are employed and it is necessary to lift the stake vertically therefrom and when the load is bearing heavily upon the stake.

/Ve do not wish in this application to confine ourselves to the use of the pivot for attaching the stake to the holder, as in some instances We may prefer to allow the stake to drop down upon the ground. This feature of the device, however, we have shown and described in a companion application herewith, filed May 2, 1904, Serial No. 205,957, that covers the form of stake which'we prefer to use in connection with a logging-sleigh.

We claim as our invention- 1. A stake-holder having an opening in its side wall of suiiicient size to allow the discharge of a stake laterally therethrough, a latch mechanism arranged to extend across the open side of said holder, means engaging said latch mechanism to hold itin place across said open side, and means preventing accidental disengagement of said latch from said holdingl means.

2. The combination, with a bunk having a stake-holder or box provided with an open side, of a latch device arranged to extend across said open side and lock the stake in said box, said latch device being provided with a recess, a boss fitting said recess, and a gravitylever arranged to prevent the premature separationv of said boss and recess.

3. The combination, with a bunk, ot' a plate j bolted to the top and side thereof, a box provided on said plate and having an open side contiguous to the end of said bunk, a strap connecting the outer side wall of said box with said bunk, and a locking device for temporarily closing the open side of said box against the discharge of a stake therethrough, substantially as described.

1. The combination` with a bunk, of a stakeholder secured thereon and comprising a box having an open side, a stake titting within said box, a latch mechanism arranged to extend across the open side oi' said box and lock the stake therein, a lever arranged to swing lengthwise of said bunk and temporarily lock said latch device, and means extending to the other end oi' said bunk from said holder for operating said lever.

5. The combination, with a bunk, of astakeholder secu red thereon comprising a box having an open side, a strap pivoted on one side ot' said box, a recessed latch carried by said strap, a boss adapted to enter said recess, and a lever arranged to lock said latch against accidental disengagement from said boss.

6. The combination, with a bunk, of a stakeholder having' an open side secured thereon, a latch device arranged to extend across the open side of said holder and having a recess, a boss iitting said recess, a lever engaging said latch device and preventing the premature separation of it and said boss, and an operating-chain connected with said lever and extending tothe op posite end oi' the bunk, for the purpose specilied.

7. The combination, with a bunk, of a stakeholder provided thereon and comprising a sheet-metal box having an open side contiguous to the end of the bunk, a stake fitting within said box and inserted and discharged through said open side, a latch device extending across the open side near the top of said box for temporarily locking said stake therein, and a pivot-pin passing through said box and also the outer lower corner of said stake, for the purpose specified.

8. The combination, witha bunk, of a sheetmetal stake-holder having an open side secured IOO IIO

to one side of said bunk near one end, a latch 

